Local celebrity chef Ashley Christensen teams up with Emeril to raise more than $120k for Florence relief

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Monday, October 1, 2018
Ashley Christensen and Emerill raise over $100k for Florence victims
Right after the storm, Christensen reached out to Emerill to raise funds

Local celebrity chef Ashley Christensen teamed up with Emeril Lagasse to raise more than $120,000 for Hurricane Florence relief in the Carolinas.



Right after the storm, Christensen reached out to Lagasse to help raise funds.



Lagasse and another chef stepped up in a big way.



The trio cooked a meal for 22 of Raleigh's most generous community members.



In total, they raised $124,000.



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